Martel Light
Martel Light is the weight 300 face of Martel, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 564.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 691.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 234 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Martel Light
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Merriweather SemiBoldsimilar widths (29.4 units)
- Merriweather Mediumsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Merriweather Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Merriweather Boldloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Merriweather Lightloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
- Merriweather ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Merriweather Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Merriweather Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Martel Light
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Martel Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Martel Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Martel styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Martel Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Merriweather SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Martel Light: similar widths, a mean difference of 29.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Martel Light have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Martel Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Martel font, and sets new letters in Martel Light.
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